News and Notes

January 29, 2010

The Super Bowl isn’t until a week from Sunday, and this weekend we get the Pro Bowl, so let’s touch on some news and notes around the league.  With Tom Brady sitting out of the Pro Bowl and Peyton Manning unable to compete due to his team reaching the Super Bowl, Vince Young and David Garrard have been named as replacements on the AFC roster.  Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney has missed two consecutive practices with a sprained ankle.  Team president Bill Polian assured media members that the sack artist will partake in the Super Bowl.

Kurt Warner is expected to announce his retirement later today, ending what was an impressive and rather unorthodox career.  He’s one of only two quarterbacks to reach the Super Bowl with different teams and looks like a likely Hall of Famer.  New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is considering knee surgery after visiting Dr. James Andrews earlier this week.  Sanchez injured the knee late in the season against Buffalo and missed one game due to the ailment.  There are rumors floating around that the Cleveland Browns will look to bring in a new quarterback for the 2010 season after team president Mike Holmgren was noncommittal to either Brady Quinn or Derek Anderson in a recent interview on the Dan Patrick Show.

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